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What we must do to prevent a global COVID-19 depression
Governments and businesses will need to work together to stop the further spread of coronavirus and prevent an unprecedented global economic collapse.
The coronavirus pandemic could push half a billion people into poverty
Charity group Oxfam has warned that a global recession caused by COVID-19 could push 8 percent of the world's population into poverty.
It was the saltshaker: How Germany meticulously traced its coronavirus outbreak
Germany's methodical hunt to catalogue and isolate its earliest COVID-19 person-to-person transmissions has significantly contributed to the country's low number of infections.
The United States now has the world’s highest coronavirus death toll
The United States has passed Italy as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, having recorded more than 20,000 deaths since the COVID-19 outbreak began.
The UK has reported its highest number of deaths in 24 hours - exceeding even Italy’s worst day
The UK has recorded its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic, with 980 more deaths taking the country’s overall toll to almost 9,000, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson begins his recov...
This visualisation shows what COVID-19 does to your body
This graphic details the effects COVID-19 has on human lungs, ranging from moderate to severe cases and details complications such as an overactive immune response and pneumonia.
Apple and Google are working together on technology for coronavirus contact tracing
Tech giants Apple and Google will collaborate to create contact tracing technology that slow the spread of COVID-19 by allowing users to log other phones they have been near.
There’s only one option for a global coronavirus exit strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to public health and the global economy. Countries must abandon nationalist rhetoric, and embracing stronger international cooperation,...
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 11 April
Confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic surpassed 100,000 globally, while total worldwide cases climbed above 1.7 million.
What's needed now to protect health workers: WHO COVID-19 briefing
Training, supplies and a mindset shift will be key to protecting health workers from infection.
COVID-19: Emerging technologies are now critical infrastructure – what that means for governance
Tech tools have become essential infrastructure under lockdown and reveal opportunities for governance.
In pictures: Wuhan comes back to life
These photos show how the Chinese city of Wuhan is slowly coming back to life after a two-and-a-half month lockdown.